Mandasa

Mandasa మందస
—  village and mandal  —
Mandasa Location of Mandasa in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	18°52′00″N 84°28′00″E / 18.8667°N 84.4667°E / 18.8667; 84.4667Coordinates: 18°52′00″N 84°28′00″E / 18.8667°N 84.4667°E / 18.8667; 84.4667
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Srikakulam
Subdistrict(s)	Mandasa
Parliamentary constituency	Srikakulam
Assembly constituency	Palasa
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 532 242

Mandasa (Telugu: మందస) is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.^[1]

Mandasa mandal is bordered by Sompeta mandal on the North, Palasa mandal on the South, Orissa state on the West and Bay of Bengal on the East.

Geography

Mandasa is located at 18°52′00″N 84°28′00″E / 18.8667°N 84.4667°E / 18.8667; 84.4667.^[2] It has an average elevation of 31 meters (104 feet).

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Mandasa mandal is as follows:^[3]

• Total Population: 76,402 in 17,814 Households
• Male Population: 37,368 and Female Population: 39,034
• Children Under 6-years of age: 10,823 (Boys - 5,456 and Girls - 5,367)
• Total Literates: 38,425 38,425

Features

• There are 20,000 inhabitants in this village. Most of them cultivate paddy fields.

• Mandasa is connected with 'Mandasa Road' railway station on Howrah-Chennai mainline in East Coast Railway, Indian Railways.mahadevipuram is one of village in mandasa mandal

• This town is near the highest peak of Eastern Ghats, Mahendragiri of Orissa state, from which there is a view of the Bay of Bengal. yet previous this mandasa was ruled by the last king Srinivas maharaj, mandasa kingdom,historical vasudev(lord vishnu)temple located in mandasa, Mahendragiri is known for its unique, ancient temples. They are the only temples in India for "Pancha pandavas" (see Mahabharat). The temples are visited by large groups of people each year for the Maha Shivaratri festival.and there is one movie theater that is MAhendhra,

Revenue Villages and Panchayats

There are 38 panchayats in Mandasa mandal.^[4]

• [Ambugam] (village and panchayat)
• Bahadapalli (village and panchayat)
• Bairi Sarangapuram (village and panchayat)
• Baligam (village and panchayat)
• Bellupatia (village and panchayat)
• Bethalapuram (village and panchayat)
• Bhoghabandha (village and panchayat)
• Binnala (village and panchayat)
• Bogapuram (village and panchayat)
• Budarasingi (village and panchayat)
• Cheepi (village and panchayat)
• Dunnavooru (village and panchayat)
• Hamsarali (village and panchayat)
• Haripuram (village and panchayat)
• Honnali (village and panchayat)
• Jillunda (village and panchayat)
• Kondalogam (village and panchayat)
• Konkadaputti (village and panchayat)
• Kottapalli (village and panchayat)
• Kuntikota (village and panchayat)
• Loharibanda (village and panchayat)
• Makarajola (village and panchayat)
• Mandasa (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
• Mulipadu (village and panchayat)
• Narasingipuram (village and panchayat)#rajkumarరవ₭
• Narayanapuram (village and panchayat)
• Pidi Mandasa (village and panchayat)
• Pitatoli (village and panchayat)
• Pottangi (village and panchayat)
• Rampuram (village and panchayat)
• Sabhakota (village and panchayat)
• Sariyapalli (village and panchayat)
• Siddigam (village and panchayat)
• Siripuram (village and panchayat)
• Sondipudi (village and panchayat)
• Suvarnapuram (village and panchayat)
• Thallaguranti (village and panchayat)
• V.G.Puram (village and panchayat)

References

1. ^ "Mandals in Srikakulam district". Panchayat Informatics Division. http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=0201000000&ptype=B&button1=Submit. Retrieved 2007-03-05. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Mandasa
3. ^ Mandasa mandal at Our Village India.org
4. ^ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier

External links

• Welcome to Mandasa with image gallery
• History and People of mandasa with image gallery